I am sorry, I can not figure out how to comment on my own blog. BLAHHHH. So I wanted to reply to your comment, but I tried and tried and I can not figure out how to stay signed in so this is the only way I could leave you a comment, I even tried making a new account. I am obviously not very good at this, haha.
Here was my comment to you.....
I hope and pray that you have a smooth surgery tomorrow! I am doing really well, thank you! Some advice, you will awake in pain, but my nurses took real good care of me with pain meds. You will be real sleepy and want to sleep all day! When you do get home I recommend that you sleep almost sitting up. I put 2 pillows under my back and head so that the gas could not travel under my shoulders. I had no shoulder pain. Its nice to have someone there with you the day after. My mom was with me but I was up and walking and felt pretty good. Drink your fluids and stay hydrated. You will be very bloated for about a week and half. Have a bunch of streachy, comfy pants to wear for a few days or the whole week. ;)
Unfortunately I was diagnosed with Severe, Stage 4 endometerosis. I am a bit overwhelmed with this diagnosis but relieved to have answeres and it feels great to know that I am now "cleaned out". My right ovary was covered in adhesions and was stuck to my tube and bowel. My Lt. ovary was pretty bad too. My Re did get rid of most of the endo. I am now feeling good but got a very painful AF 3 days ago. I started stimming tonight for my first IUI since the surgery (really IUI #5). My RE is really optimistic and so am I! :o)
Please let me know how your surgery goes and I am here for you if you have any questions! You are in my thoughts and prayers. I know you'll do Great!!! I pray you find some simple answers. Good Luck Tomorrow!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Laparoscopy, Hysterscopy and D&C Surgery on May 4, 2011
After losing our second Angel on April 15, 2011 my RE decided that I should have some surgeries because he suspected that I had endometeosis. I have NO symptoms of endo except for a heavy and sometimes painful periods. At first I was not sure if I wanted the surgeries, I mean we have gotten pregnant twice with IUI, maybe it wasn't needed. Surgery is scary, but after losing our second baby with in a 3 month span I knew that we had to do something. I trust my RE and I have faith in him and decided that we needed answers. Why am I miscarring when I concieve? Maybe these surgeries will provide answers. Honestly I expected my doctor to come back with next to nothing after surgery....WHOA, was I Wrong!
I awoke in the hospital completely out of it, but completely aware of the pain I was feeling. I had the surgeries all at the same time. The Hysterscopy is done vaginally. A camera goes thru my cervix which is dialated and looks ay my uterus. They also look to see that both ends of my fallopian tubes are normal and open. I think everything was normal with this procedure. The D&C is also similar. My doctor scraped or sucuctioned a part of my uterus and the sample is then sent for testing. I will know the results in 2 weeks. The Laparscopy is the most interesting to me. They inserted a camera thru my belly button and also made 3 small incisions in my lower abdomen for the surgical instuments that were used, this was the laparascopy. My doctor then looks at my ovaries, outer uterus and fallopian tubes. He looked for any endo or cysts and then removes anything that is harmful or that can be causing our infertiltiy.
When I finally made it to post op and got to see my wonderful husband David I felt much better. In David's hand was 9 sheets of picture paper, 8 pictures on each sheet. My doctor had met with David while I was in recovery and explained what he had found and what was done to my reproductive organs. Let me just say, WOW! These images just amazed me! It turns out that I do have endometeosis and I had alot of it. My ovaries were completely covered with endo. My ovaries also had adhesions all over them, they were stuck to other organs in my body. The adhesions are what amazes me the most. My wonderful doctor "freed" my ovaries by cutting away all the scar tissue (adhesions) and removed a few cysts. It just amazes me that we were even able to concieve our 2 precious children. I now have answers as to why I may have lost them. I also had dye inserted into my fallopian tubes to see if they are open and blockage free. Thank God, Yes, my tubes are open and clear! It is hard to explain in words what the pictures show. I am not computer savy, but I will find a way to post these pictures. I am so happy that I had these surgeries and that I have such a wonderful, skilled doctor! We may even be able to concieve our children naturally now! I am so thankful and grateful.
I do not have my official diagnosis yet. I will have an appt. with my RE in about 2 weeks to go over all of his findings and figure out our next step. He will explain all of the pictures to me and we will finally have a daignosis for our Infertiltiy, I am no longer "unexplained". It feels wonderful to finally have some answers.
So I will update when I have my post op appointment.
I feel as if my reproductive organs have had a tune up and oil change. :o) I feel like we have a brand new start in trying to concieve. I am all "cleaned out" and ready to build our family!
Please continue to pray for us. I pray to God, Jesus, Mary, St. Jude and St. Gianna always. I have complete faith! I Believe! We will beat Infertiltiy!!!
God is Great!!! <3 <3 <3 <3
I awoke in the hospital completely out of it, but completely aware of the pain I was feeling. I had the surgeries all at the same time. The Hysterscopy is done vaginally. A camera goes thru my cervix which is dialated and looks ay my uterus. They also look to see that both ends of my fallopian tubes are normal and open. I think everything was normal with this procedure. The D&C is also similar. My doctor scraped or sucuctioned a part of my uterus and the sample is then sent for testing. I will know the results in 2 weeks. The Laparscopy is the most interesting to me. They inserted a camera thru my belly button and also made 3 small incisions in my lower abdomen for the surgical instuments that were used, this was the laparascopy. My doctor then looks at my ovaries, outer uterus and fallopian tubes. He looked for any endo or cysts and then removes anything that is harmful or that can be causing our infertiltiy.
When I finally made it to post op and got to see my wonderful husband David I felt much better. In David's hand was 9 sheets of picture paper, 8 pictures on each sheet. My doctor had met with David while I was in recovery and explained what he had found and what was done to my reproductive organs. Let me just say, WOW! These images just amazed me! It turns out that I do have endometeosis and I had alot of it. My ovaries were completely covered with endo. My ovaries also had adhesions all over them, they were stuck to other organs in my body. The adhesions are what amazes me the most. My wonderful doctor "freed" my ovaries by cutting away all the scar tissue (adhesions) and removed a few cysts. It just amazes me that we were even able to concieve our 2 precious children. I now have answers as to why I may have lost them. I also had dye inserted into my fallopian tubes to see if they are open and blockage free. Thank God, Yes, my tubes are open and clear! It is hard to explain in words what the pictures show. I am not computer savy, but I will find a way to post these pictures. I am so happy that I had these surgeries and that I have such a wonderful, skilled doctor! We may even be able to concieve our children naturally now! I am so thankful and grateful.
I do not have my official diagnosis yet. I will have an appt. with my RE in about 2 weeks to go over all of his findings and figure out our next step. He will explain all of the pictures to me and we will finally have a daignosis for our Infertiltiy, I am no longer "unexplained". It feels wonderful to finally have some answers.
So I will update when I have my post op appointment.
I feel as if my reproductive organs have had a tune up and oil change. :o) I feel like we have a brand new start in trying to concieve. I am all "cleaned out" and ready to build our family!
Please continue to pray for us. I pray to God, Jesus, Mary, St. Jude and St. Gianna always. I have complete faith! I Believe! We will beat Infertiltiy!!!
God is Great!!! <3 <3 <3 <3
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